bradford

Currently on a work placement in the north; I've made it a priority to explore as much as the north has to offer; Good, bad and in the middle. This one, for it's faults isn't too bad at all; trashed but full of charm. After an easy jaunt in, I went straight to the top and worked my way down...

Been a while! a thread on Yew Tree got bumped earlier and it reminded me I never did get around to posting my photos from here. Tweek and Eric did get some photos up but I think we managed to see different bits to them. I was intending to go back and finish the site off before I did a report but...

Hollings Mill Hasnt been covered for a while so heres a quick tour from a solo visit early 23 then a later one with my main non forum mate. Not much to this place tbh but it still makes some nice pics. Edward Hill & Co Ltd is a textile manufacturing company based in Bradford, England...

Explored with concreteJungle. It was as long ago as 2009 that I first visited Bradford with Little Mike to see what lay below the city following the course of the Bradford Beck. 14 years later it was largely the same which in many ways was a shame because one of the things that I recalled was...

Visited with @MotionlessMike & @GRONK , After a disappointing morning of unexpected failures in Leeds we headed over the road to the nearby Bradford to visit a place we had all seen around but forgot about in recent years. This underground reservoir has been around for some years and visited by...

Short history. Bethel quarry was named after George Bethel who built his house in Church Street from local stone, in the mid 1770s. It was extensively quarried in the late 19th century by the Rogers family, and later by the Jones family (possibly as The Bath and Portland Stone Company) until...

Brief History The main hospital opened in 1870 as the new Bradford Union Workhouse then re opened in 1898 as a mental institution called 'The Cleveland asylum'. During the first world war the hospital had around 1700 beds and would only increase with the second world war becoming more...

Tong college Been covered a few times this but not for several years, its a bit of a state compared to its former self for sure but is still a bit photogenic. Cant believe the place is still here tbh. Martyrs Catholic College, in Westgate Hill Street, Tong closed in the summer of 2010 and...

a while back me and a mate explored this rather unique school unfortunatley it has been subject to arson and was pretty sketchy in places. i dont know the history of the place but what makes it so interesting is the fact that it had its own swimming pool. hope you enjoy the photos

Richard Dunne Sports Centre The Richard Dunn Sports Centre, named after the famous boxer who fought Muhammed Ali in 1976, originally Odsal Sports Centre, was designed by myself Trevor Skempton, as part of a team in the office of Owen Perry, Bradford City Architect until 1974. Gordon Elliot...

Stephensons Mill Built in 1881. They were responsible for making dyes and colourings which would have been in demand by the neighbouring textile mills across Bradford and the rest of the north. They also manufactured soaps, polishes and lubricating oils, that would have been used across...

Visited one red hot day in June with @Ojay we were at a loose end so decided to have a quick poke around. Bit of a trashed smacked but mills is mills, n we like mills. History This mill complex is situated east-north-east of the centre of Bradfield. The first mill to be established here...

Had the exact location for this one forward on to me from Nuboid ( cheers mate ) otherwise you could have walked past it without noticing ! parking up on Dealburn road i climbed in to the culvert at the side of Victoria park . paying no attention to the caution contaminated water sign i was...

Teaming up once more with Nuboid we returned once more to that Mecca of drains Bradford . This was our 4th visit up here basically to finish up the main system . Our entry point was were we bailed out after doing the arches so please excuse me if the first pics are a bit of a repeat ...

The Bradford beck has been around since the medieval times and begins as a number of springs located around Keelham. These small springs merge into the Bradford dale which in turn merges with other streams flowing towards the city center making up whats known as the Bradford beck. The beck was...

Background & History: The 'Richard Dunn Sports Centre' was opened by Bradford Council in Dunn's home town in 1978, named in honour of his sporting achievements. The facility was closed in November 2019, and was due to be demolished in 2020, with the Council announcing the intention to name a...

Teaming up with nuboid again for another Bradford explore we continued further on upstream gaining access at the exact point where we exited last time ( just below Westholme street ) 7.30 start meant gaining entry was unhindered which was the plan as there was a fair walk upstream past flats...

St Luke's Hospital Mortuary The mortuary at St Luke's Hospital is a small 1960s dating building that was decommissioned probably around 2010. It is supposed to be getting demolished soon, which helped indicate to us that it was in a 'severely dilapidated' condition and pressure us to visit...

Midland Mill This part demolished grade II listed mill in the heart of Bradford was originally built in 1871 and was home to British Mohair Suppliers (Mohair is a type of wool made from the hair of a goat) – it closed around 2001 and has since been part demolished to make way for a £35...

Couldn't resist putting a few photos of this one up even if they are pretty much just a parrot of Eric's Cant remember exactly who or how we first clocked onto it but it was a good while ago now. At first we were a little unsure if it was still being used for anything. (Not a mill but more like...